AFCON qualifiers

Nigeria Super Eagles has switched their attention to the AFCON qualifiers after failing to make the next round of the ongoing FIFA world cup.

One of the “Oyinbo Wall”, William Troost-Ekong reveal in a chat with BBC Sport that the experienced gained in Russia will help them in the qualifiers after losing their first game against South Africa.

“Everyone was just trying to deal with the loss and move on, so it was a quiet dressing room but definitely one that learnt a lot and hopefully formed some players,” Ekong told BBC Sport.

“This is what you need as a team. When you talk about that Argentinian team, that’s a team that has experienced all levhas Croatia are the same while Iceland have played the Euros together.

“You need a tournament like this just to learn what it is like to play at this level, under this pressure, in front of the whole world. “Hopefully by the next time we get to a World Cup, and if we can be part of that with all the players (who played in Russia), it will be nothing new to us and it might be easier for us to perform at a higher level.”

Nigeria will face Seychelles in their next competitive match in September in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

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